Should I replace gear?

[massman127]

Rebuilding 87 50hp lower unit. Replacing forward gear and clutch (edges rounded off badly) Reverse gear is only slightly rounded (barely visible)at the edge and otherwise is in good shape. Should I replace it. Thanks for any help

 

[eurolarva]

Re: Should I replace gear?

Take it to a machine shop and have them reface the gear and the clutch. Those gears are around 300 bucks a piece. Cheapest thing to do is reface the forward gear and flip the clutch around so the worn side is to the reverse gear

 

[massman127]

Re: Should I replace gear?

Thanks, I'll give that a try.